MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

FIJI YEAR 12 CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION 2014

MATHEMATICS

Time Allowed: Three Hours

(An extra ten minutes is allowed for reading this paper.)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Write all your answers in the Answer Book provided.

2. Write your Index Number on the front page and inside the back flap of the Answer Book.

3. If you need more paper, ask the supervisor for extra sheets. Tie these sheets inside the Answer
Book at the appropriate places.

4. You may use a calculator, provided it is silent, battery-operated and non-programmable.

5. Unless otherwise stated, all rounding off should be corrected to two decimal places.
Rounding off decimal answers should be done only at the final step.

6. There are two sections in this paper. Both sections are compulsory.

7. You are required to start each question in Section B of the Answer Book on a new page.

Note: The required tables and formulae you will need during the examination are given on
pages 19 to 24.

SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS

Section Guidelines Total Suggested

Mark Time
Part I
There are twenty multiple-choice questions. 20
All questions are compulsory.
A 72 mins
Part II
There are ten short-answer questions. 20
All questions are compulsory.

B There are six long-answer questions. 60 108 minutes

All questions are compulsory.

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SECTION A [40 marks]

There are two parts to this section. Answer both parts.

PART I MULTIPLE – CHOICE QUESTIONS (20 marks)

The multiple-choice questions in this part are all compulsory. Each question is worth 1 mark.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR MULTIPLE – CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. In your Answer Book, circle the letter which represents the best answer. If you change
your mind, put a line through your first choice and circle the letter of your next choice.

For example: 8 A B C D

2. If you change your mind again and like your first answer better, put a line through your
✓) your first answer.
second circle and tick (✓

For example: 8 A B C D
✓

3. No mark will be given if you circle more than one letter for a question.

1. The table below is for an operation @ on the set S = { a, b, c, d }.

@ a b c d
a d a b c
b a b c d
c b c d a
d c d a b

The inverse element for c, ( c −1 ) is

A. a

B. b

C. c

D. d

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2. ( )
If x @ y = 2 x 2 − y , then 2 @ − 3 is

A. 2
B. 7
C. 10
D. 14

3. The remainder when x 3 + 4 x 2 − x + 3 is divided by ( x + 2) is

A. –19
B. 3
C. 13
D. 25

1
4. When simplified is equivalent to
1− 2

A. − 1+ ( 2 )
1+ 2
B.
3

C. 1+ 2

D. 1− 2

A function is given as f ( x ) =
x
5.
1− x
The expression for f (1 − x ) is

A. x
x
B.
1− x

C. 1− x
1− x
D.
x

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y
6.
1

0 π π x
2
-1

The equation of the graph shown above where 0 ≤ x ≤ π is

A. y = − Cos x

B. y = Cos ( x + π)

C. y = Sin ( x − π)

D. y = − Cos 2 x

7. In the right angle triangle drawn below, the side labelled y expressed in terms of x is

A. y = 1 − x2

B. y = 1 − x2 x 1

C. y = x2 − 1
y

D. y= x2 − 1

8. The equation for the graph shown on the right is y

A. y = ( x − 2 )2 + 5
5

B. y = ( x + 2 )2 + 1

y = ( x − 2 )2 + 1
x
C. 0 2

D. y = x 2 + 2x + 5

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9. The graph of a function g(x) is shown below.

x
-2 0

(i) As x → ∞ , g ( x ) → a

(ii) As x → b , g (x ) → ∞

The choices for (a) and (b) are

a b

A. 3 -2

B. 3 ∞

C. ∞ -2

D. -2 ∞

10. The equation of the line that cuts the x–axis at 4 and the y–axis at –2 is

A. y = 4x − 2

B. y = − 2x + 4

1
C. y=− x−2
2

1
D. y= x−2
2

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11. The line joining the points (1, 2) and (3, k) is parallel to the line 3 x − 2 y + 8 = 0 .
What is the value of k?

A. –1
3
B.
10
C. 5
D. 8

−3 −1
12. Find the determinant of Matrix A =  
 4 2 

A. – 10

B. –5

C. –2

D. 2

13. The diagram on the right shows the chords AB and CD intersecting at X when extended
outside the circle.

The length marked y equals A

6
B
A. 8 4
X
B. 5 y
D
3
C. 4 C

D. 3

∑ (2 r − 1) is
3
14. The value of
r =1

A. 17

B. 15

C. 11

D. 9

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15. What is the sum of the first fifty terms of the arithmetic sequence given below?

a, 2a, 3a, ... ...

A. 50a

B. 1275a

C. 2500a

D. 2550a

16. A spinner is made by dividing a circular board into four sectors as shown below.

When rotated 40 times, how many times the pointer is expected to stop on the sector
labelled 2?

A. 5

B. 10

C. 15

D. 20

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17. The bar graph given below shows the number of students taking part in various sports at a
junior secondary school.

120

100
FREQUENCY

80

60

40

20

0
soccer rugby athletics tennis
TYPES OF SPORTS

What is the probability that a student selected at random takes part in athletics?

1
A.
13

3
B.
13

4
C.
13

5
D.
13

18. An athlete competes in the girls discus event at school. She needs a mean distance of at least
39 m to qualify for the finals. Her first five throws have given her a mean distance of 38 m.
What is the minimum distance she will need on her final throw (throw 6) to qualify?

A. 39 m

B. 40 m

C. 42 m

D. 44 m

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19. A derived function is given by f ' ( x) = 3 x 2 − 5

Which of the following is most likely to be the expression for f (x) ?

A. 6x

B. 3x 2 − 5x

C. x3 − 5x + 2

D. x 3 − 5x 2 − 5x

The volume of a spherical ball is given by V (r ) =

4 3
20. πr where r is the radius.
3
When air is pumped into the ball, its volume increases.

The rate of change of volume with respect to the radius is given by the expression

A. 4 πr 2

4 2
B. πr
3

1 4
C. πr
3

4 4
D. πr
3

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PART II SHORT – ANSWER QUESTIONS (20 marks)

The ten questions in this part are all compulsory. Each question is worth 2 marks.
Show all your working clearly. Marks will be awarded for appropriate methods and
partially correct answers.

21. If x = log 2 and y = log 3 , write an expression for log 36 in terms of x and y. (2 marks)

22. In a Mathematics competition each correct answer gains 5 marks. However,

1 mark is deducted for each incorrect answer. Jacob answered 30 questions for
a total of 78 marks.
Determine the number of correct and incorrect questions Jacob answered. (2 marks)

23. The diagram given below shows a sector of a circle, centre O, with an area of 184.31 cm 2 .
P R

π
6

A = 184.31 cm2

Q
Calculate the following:
(a) length of the radius of the sector (1 mark)
(b) length of the arc PQR (1 mark)

24. The graph of the function y = 2 x is shown below.

x
0

(a) Write down the coordinate of the y – intercept. (1 mark)

(b) Write down the range of the function. (1 mark)

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25. Write down the equation of the line that passes through point (–3, 4) and intersect
with the positive direction of the x-axis at an angle of 135°. (2 marks)

26. In the figure given below O is the centre of the circle. Determine the size of the
angle marked a, b, c and d.

b
a c
600

O
d

1100

(2 marks)

27. A 194 centimetres long bamboo stick is to be cut into eight pieces to make an
“eight note bamboo pan flute” as shown below. Each piece is 2.5 centimetres
longer than the previous one.

Calculate the length of the shortest piece.

(2 marks)

28. A fair six-sided dice has three faces painted blue, two faces painted yellow and
one face painted red.

If the dice is rolled twice, determine the probability that both outcomes are of
the same colour. (2 marks)

If f ( x ) = , find f ' (1)

4
29. (2 marks)
x

30. The velocity function of an object is given by V (t ) = 3 t 2 + 2 t m/s.

Find the distance, s, travelled by the object after 4 seconds given that s (0) = 5 m. (2 marks)

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SECTION B [60 marks]

The six questions in this section are all compulsory. Each question is worth 10 marks.
Show all your working clearly. Marks will be awarded for appropriate methods and partially
correct answers.

QUESTION 1

2x + 1
(a) Make x the subject of the given equation: y = (2 marks)
x−3

x 2 + 2 xy xy + 2 y 2
(b) Simplify ÷ (2 marks)
2 x3 y 6 x2 y3

(c) Robert works for a company and he distributes advertisement catalogues from
house to house. In a week, the company pays him $35 plus a bonus of $6 from
every fifty advertisement catalogues he distributes. In a given week, Robert
earns a total amount of $77.
How many advertisement catalogues does Robert distribute during a week? (2 marks)

(d) A polynomial function is given by f (x) = 3x3 + 4x 2 − 13x + 6 .

(i) Show that 3x − 2 is a factor of f (x). (1 mark)

(ii) Using long division method or by any other means, write down the other
two factors of f (x). (1 mark)

(e) The box shown below has a height of x cm, a width of ( x + 2) cm and a length of
( x + 3) cm.

x cm

( x + 3) cm
( x + 2) cm

(i) If the shaded area is 15 cm2, find the height of the box. (1 mark)

(ii) Calculate the volume of the box. (1 mark)

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QUESTION 2

(a) A function is given by the equation f (x) = x2 − 3x

(i) In your Answer Book, complete the table given below for the
function f ( x ).

x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4

f (x ) 10 -2 4
(2 marks)

(ii) Using the table above or otherwise, draw the graph of f (x ) (1 mark)

A new function g (x ) is given by g ( x ) = f ( x ) + 2

(iii) In your Answer Book, draw the graph of g (x ) on the same pair of axis
as in part (ii) above using a dotted line. (1 mark)

(iv) Describe fully the single transformation that maps the graph of
f (x ) on to the graph of g (x ). (1 mark)

(b) Mountain climbers reached the top of a mountain by scaling two sections of the
mountain as shown below. Section 1 forms from A to B (1500 m at an angle of
15° to the horizontal) and Section 2 forms from B to C (1200 m at an angle of 35°
to the horizontal).

1200 m
Section 2
B 35°

1500 m Section 1
A 15°

(i) Calculate the size of the angle, ∠ABC. (1 mark)

(ii) Calculate the distance in straight line from A to C.

[Give your answer to the nearest whole number.] (1½ marks)

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SECTION B (continued)

(c) The graph of g (θ) = Sin 2 θ + k is given below where 0 ≤ θ ≤ π .

0.5

0 θ
π π
2

-0.5

-1

(i) Find the value of k. (1 mark)

(ii) Solve for g (θ) = 0 , 0 ≤ θ ≤ π (1½ marks)

QUESTION 3

(a) Line q is the tangent to the circle at point A (2 3 , 2). Point O is the centre of
the circle.
y

A
θ
x
O

(i) Calculate the gradient of line segment OA. (1 mark)

(ii) What is the gradient of line q? (1 mark)

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(iii) Find the equation of line q. (1 mark)

(iv) Determine the size of angle marked θ. (1 mark)

(v) Write the equation of the circle. (1 mark)

 1 3
(b) The figure OABC below is transformed by the matrix N =  
 0 1 
y

1 A B

O C x
0 1

The coordinates of the images of O and C under the transformation by matrix N

are O′′(0, 0) and C′′(1, 0).

(i) Find the coordinates of A′′ and B′′, the images of A and B under the
transformation by matrix N. (1 mark)

(ii) On the pair of axis given in the Answer Book draw the image of OABC. (1½ marks)

(iii) Describe fully the transformation given by matrix N. (1 mark)

(iv) Write the matrix that will transform O′′A′′B′′C′′ back onto OABC. (1½ marks)

QUESTION 4

(a) The marks scored by a group of students in a Mathematics quiz is shown below.
1, 8, 7, 2, 4, 3, 7, 6, 5, 4, 9
Calculate the following:
(i) mean score (1 mark)
(ii) upper quartile (1 mark)

(b) A fair coin is tossed three times and the outcomes are noted.

(i) List the sample space to show the possible outcomes when tossing a
coin three times. [Use H for Head and T for Tail.] (2 marks)
(ii) Calculate the probability of getting at least two heads. (1 mark)

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SECTION B (continued)

(c) Rectangle ABCD has dimensions 10 cm by 8 cm. A second rectangle EFGH that
is similar to ABCD is drawn such that its area is half that of ABCD. A third
rectangle IJKL that is similar to EFGH is drawn such that its area is half that of
EFGH and so on.

A B

E F

10 cm A = 80 cm2 I J
2
A = 40 cm
A = 20 cm2 ......
.

D C L 4 cm K
8 cm H G

(i) Calculate the area of the thirteenth rectangle following the above
sequence. (1½ marks)

(ii) What is the sum of the areas of all rectangles that can be formed
following the sequence given above? (1½ marks)

(iii) Calculate the length and width of rectangle EFGH. (2 marks)

QUESTION 5
1 3
(a) A function is given by the equation y = x + x 2 − 3x + 4
3
dy
(i) Find (1 mark)
dx

1 3
(ii) Find the coordinates of the turning points of y = x + x 2 − 3x + 4 (2 marks)
3

(iii) Find the x values for which the function is decreasing. (1 mark)

(iv) Determine the gradient of the tangent to the curve at x = 2 (1 mark)

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(b) The graph of the function f ( x ) = − x 2 + 3 x and g (x ) = x are drawn below.

Use it to answer the questions that follow.

g (x) = x

x
0 a 3

f (x) = – x 2 + 3x

(i) Write an expression for the shaded area in terms of f (x) and g(x). (1 mark)

(ii) Find ‘a’ the x value for the intersection point between f (x) and g(x). (1 mark)
a
(iii) Evaluate ∫ g ( x) dx
0
(1 mark)
(iv) Hence calculate the area of the shaded region. (2 marks)

QUESTION 6

(a) The lifespan of a brand new flat screen TV is normally distributed with a
mean of 8 years and a standard deviation of 2 years.

(i) What is the probability that a brand new flat screen TV selected at
random will have a lifespan between 9.5 and 12.5 years? (2 marks)
(ii) After how many years would 88.1% of the brand new flat TV screens
manufactured would fail? (1½ marks)

The company that manufactures the brand new flat screen TV gives warranty
period of 2 years for the TV screen. If the TV screen fails within this period, it
will be replaced by the company.
(iii) If the company manufactures 2 250 TV screens, approximately how
many of this brand new flat screen TV will be replaced? (1½ marks)

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SECTION B (continued)

(b) A women’s club from an outer island sells masi (tapa) directly to buyers on order.
The cost to make x masi is C(x) = $ (52x + 5). The selling price per masi depends
on the number of masi, x ordered and is given by S(x) = $ (100 – 4x).

(i) Show that the revenue earned for selling x masi in dollars is
R ( x) = 100 x − 4 x 2 (1 mark)

(ii) Show how the profit equation P ( x) = −4 x 2 + 48 x − 5 can be obtained. (1 mark)

(iii) What would be the number of the orders that will earn the club a
maximum profit? (2 marks)

(iv) Calculate the maximum profit that can be obtained. (1 mark)

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